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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09
MARCH AND COUNTERMARCH.

The sudden attack of jackson at Kerns-
town caused change in the plans at Wash
ington. Banks and his corps We're halted on
the way to Manassas, and sent in pursuit of
the flying Confelcrates At the same time
Shields division of Banks corps, which had
routed jackson at Winchester, was detached
from Banks and sent to Mcdowell. Me
DowelI was to halfway cooperate with Me
Cielan at Richmond, and wholly keep an
eye on Washington Just what he was to dc
seems never to have been fully decided on
between Gen Mcclellan on one hand and the
president and Secretary Stanton on the
other
To get the movements that followed the
battle of Winchester clearly in mind it win
be necessary to note upon the map the posi-
ton of both the Confederate and Union
troops iii northern Virginia at the beginning
OF May Gen Richard $. EweIl's corps of
l000o Confederate troops had been sent to
jackson from Richmond That general,
after crossing the south fork of the Shenan-
tloah, continued his retreat and encampetl
at length near Swift Run gap. 1t had
been an exciting, romantic retreat Col
Turner A~hhy. the cstYalryman, was Jlci.
sons rear guard lie novered abont the
Federal advance, now making dash al
them and engaging in hot skirrnislI, now
s!ltopiug away with Il ringing of sahcrs wiief
they came too near. ltwas work he delighted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

jackson on tine westward Fremont with
lu,b0 men, was following Schenck and Mil
roy. Farther away from Stonewall jackson,
but still within fighting reach of him, and TO
the east. was Mcdowell at Fredericksburg
with 10000 men.
Stoncwall jackson had. with EweIl's divis-
ION, nearly ~ 0Glmen He resolved 20 fall upon
the Union generals enc ut Il time, and cripple
OF conquer them. His plan was a mastery
one. Banks at this time had not vet fallen
back 10 Strtsburg. hut was still at Harrison
burg Jackson left Eweil to confront him
Than, him%lf taking the tried troops that
had hten with INN in the valley 50 long, he
made Wide sweep around by tine south and
west, past StauHtou, then TO the west and
northward to attack SclIenck and Milroy
Mllroy was at Mcdowell, a village forty
allies southwest of Ha1-isonburg, where
Banks WAS
The sNlltness Of jacksons movement was
something sfrl.gelags it was important for
han 90 attack HTroy anl defeat hIm before
aa could join Banks al Hairisouuurg lie az
e9aipltshei it,
BE made forced marches and fell upon NIL
roy at Bull Pasture, near the village Of Ne
SIX regiments under command Of the Con
fe,jc2ato general Edward johnson. The fight
ri l}un Posture occurred on warm, bright
morning. May S. 1t may he considered the
soton1 battle ri the Shenandoah campaign.
Gen Edward johnson knew the mountain
country well, and be- and ms regiments took
the lead, with AsiiAys scouts in advance
May the Federal picicfs were driven III.
At sunrise May the Confederate troops
marched toward the village Of Mcdowell
They tool, position on SujiinEton's hill. Nil
roy sput oft = fort'e to dslojge them, and The
hattIe af Ball Pasture. Mcdowell or Sutliug-
tons hill began,
There was sharp engagement Milroy
| was defeated and fell back just as Sehenek
came up with re-entorcements. But 1t was
too late TO save the day, and the Federal
forces retreated toward Franklin to wait for
Fremont They left behind them a supply of
military stores, which jackson captured.
Immediately after this fight Banks re
| treated to Strasburg, fifty miles north. There
he fortified himself, SO as to protect the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Hating
not to rest. jackson pushed on after the
| Federal troops Having driven back NJ tlroy
and Schenck, the next move on the chess
| board was FOR hun to crush Banks, weakened
| as he was by the withdrawal of Shields
| division. jackson therefore turned his at
| tention to Banks
| The three Federal armies in northern Vir-
| ginia that had been sent against Jackson
were seventy miles apart, east, west and
north in a sort of triangle When, there
"A y a.. a
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

Tins exploring party was surrounded by hos
Tie ihiftiiS ANA cut to pieces, only ten, Ian
der himself escaping. lie mad2 i've eNIEdi
TONS altogether across the continent, all Of
item attohaed with danger and tail al the
element OF th'' romantic lie was perhaps
the only American VINO ever tn ought back an
uneXpehded fund from congressional ap
T"prEttoh wherever dash and bra
very, as well as correct judgment, were
required, Lander was t" he de
pended on In 1S6o he mafiieI
TIE gifted actress, Jean Davenport In 1851
he Offered his services to Gen. Scott, for the
war, IN any capacity, at any tlmc and for
any duty His offer was accepted, and from
that time on till his career closed. all too
early, he was TO be found where fighting vas.
lie was wounded IN the le@ at Edwards
Ferry, but before the wound healed he was
oil ut honney, Va, commanding the forces
there. Once he marched 1890 men forty
three miles through deep snow, and without
rest and with almost no food, charged them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

the fourth in the campaign. Banks kept back
for several hours the advancing Confederates
Tins was Nav "A and 3 But the southern
soldiers poured in in larger and larger num-
bers. There was nothing but to run for it.
From Winchester Banks retreated to
Martinsburg He only waited here two
hours when he was up and away again. At
sunset, MAY 25, Banks reached the Potomac
river at Williamsport.
To get on the Maryland side of the river
was the next thing. The broken army had
retreated in confusion, leaving great quant-
Ties of stores behind them jackson had lit
orally driven them into the Potomac Into
the river they plunged The ferry took across
the ammunition train, the cavalry SWAIN
their horses, the wagon trains crossed by the
ford and the infantry were conveyed over by
means Of a pontoon bridge, which had been
brought down the valley from the upper
Shenandoah.
At last the remnant of Gen Banks broken
army was all across, just in time, for at that
moment Jackson appeared opposite on the
Virginia side of the Potomac
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09
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Washington Shields thought differently
however and wish has broken arm in 4 sling
made ready for the hattie of Winchester.
Al . n,cIncl .Jocle,n ca,,n ~, with his
whole force colors avipc He stoned at
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ASu'9 n''i GIN e'' '''''7 VIVA "'' az
after the skiilnish OF the day before. Shields
force was upon ridge not far from keins-
town, though Jackson did not know how
large it was. His men were wearie1 out with
marching. bnt he ordered an immediate and
hot ottack an Shields, ri,ht nnon tha RIDGE
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great spirit, and were met with o vigorous
artillery fire Sbiclls ,nanoerod In hold tho
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

Gen Be- rallief his men, but the next mo
nent wa., shut dead al tiiciI bead Nud from
tina day on Thomas Jonathan Jackson was
called ''-itult"waIi l;tit students at the kii
gina Military institute. where he was profcs
scr Of physics, ui-i1Hmed him the 'Glue
Light Elder " i.4':iriSe he was So strict Pres
byteran There was it, hiu more reSen-
biance to the old Scotch tovetfsuter than III
any other soldier Of this century
.Ia,-kSon was born ut Clarlshnrg, Va, III
1924 Slow, awkward, frlrnt!Iess and bash
full, he yet struggled M through youth of
toll and poverty till liz obtained the appoint
meut as a West Point e;l,tst In time he was
graduated there He served in the Mexican
lieutenant, and wen hnnors for his
bravery aud GOODNESS. Failing hrillih led him
to accept tn" praiessur-inp III the Virginia
military institute Al the ottlreHb of the
civil war he marched to Richmond al the
head ot corps nf cadets h. had already i,t.en
drilling in anticipation If lighting.
StOncwall jackson WIS morttily wounded
by terrible eoIi'v fired nv his own mon
through mistake at Characteristics May =,
1856:
After Nanas,a,s, IL tine autumn of 1861, the
Shenandoah wa- given to TIM Jackson
ltFtifs ot Federal ~piii,r, belonging to tirn
i'anks' 'eHfrs ueg, in the Shenandoah and
shout tire head aatrtsnf the Potomac where.
~ thH fIn-ua;e O., Il t'eHft,ie ate Nltter they
"itafas~ 4 tn. inhabitants, ami tts a;ori as pub
~ "n'nc AL wlso refused to subscribe to The
r"slcral seth OF Allegiance jackson had
'r''n darling about through the Shenandoah
region ci" and there iuiin. the winter HIS
own superior oiiirers seldom know where 10
tiad him = fap,i we're his movements. At
the close of She ca7ufnj~n even. when he
wrote asking (" Join tie i,is'limnnd army, Leo
,sinte back word tot him 10 come in a con
iideutiil letter directed. Seen 7. J. Jack
son, Somewhere
lii November, 1861, Stonewall Jackson had
occupied Winchester 1t was point DANCER
ously near the Potomac, and jackson SOU ut
to get yet nearer He made an attack on thu.
little town of Bath, very near the Potomac.
His intention was to cross the river. But he
was prevented from doing this by Gen. f. W,
Lander, who commanded the Federal forces
in northern Virginia. But he took possession
Of Romncy and divided the Federal forces in
northern Virginia Then he made Winches-
ter his headquarters during the winter, re-
cruiting large numbers of men. In March,
1862, Gen. Joseph f. Johnston evacuated Cen
treville and went nearer Richmond. At the
same time the Federal Gen. Banks advanced
toward Winchester These two circumstances
induced Jackson TO retreat to Woodstock,
forty miles south of Winchester.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

sToNEwALL JACKSON cavalry especially.
In criticisms OF the campaign Of The Shenan-
doah valley it tns been said that if The Fed
erai general sent against hIm bal been only
half a. swift Jackson meyer would have got
out If that vuil.,, awe 10 JON j,ee and aid in
drivnle Met ician from the Chlel1giioulny to
the aiu.~-
lis strength consisted IN Thu. swifiness of
his movements AMI 10 t|,at tifrnp.~N Of both
purpose and action ,thl,h gave hrn The name
OF 'StmewaI" 1t ~as a very unusual mkt
ure of Qualities
Jackson GOT the Hanle of Stonewal at the
first h;tttl,. OF BUN Run. caIlel bv the Con
fatlcrattS the hlttleot MANASSAS The general
c6nnandet a brigade There The Confeder-
ate general Bee had Just been rcMlsed with
his men. and Wa, falling back. lie met T
j Jackson coming t. ms rascue with the first
Confederate brigade
General" sad Bee, they arc beating us
back
Sir" said Jackson, Eve viii give them the
bayouet"
He had his war hook on ut that moment.
This advance If jackson aui similar move
.ment on the part Of Wade Hampton else
where turiiad tie Confederate defeat into vic
tory at Bull Run Bee Gaiioped back tn his
men, He pointed with his sword to the gen
erai standing in the midst of $500 fixed bay
oncts, and SIid in Il voice full Of excitement
'Loo& there Is jackson standing like
stone wall Let It's determine to due here and
We viii conquer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09
men. with a loss on his own part compar-

men. with a loss on his own part compar-
atively small"
How it was possible for him to thus make a
successful iail dow the whole leaeih of the
Shenamioah valley and back again, with
armies on three sides of him. containing alto
getiiel more than three times rs many men us
bis own, is one of the mysteries of war that
has never been solved 1t was all dash, a
sweep, blow, and then up and away again;
Rein up your hot horses and call in your men,
The trumpet sounds Rally to eolors again
Some saddles are empty, some comrades are
slain,
And some noble horses lie stark on the plain.
But wars chance game, boys. and weeping is
vain
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

Tt was severe Confederate defeat at
Kernstown But there was no loss Of enthu-
siasm for jackson among his wearied and
fleeing men.
why is old Jack better general than
Mosessn asked one Of his soldiers, conundrum
fashion Answer: Because it took Moses
forty years to lead the fsraeites through the
wilderness, and Old Jack would have double
quicked them through in three days.
April - Jackson crossed the south fork of
the Shenandoah. He was thus within easy
reach of Johnston at Gordonsville.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09


came to Front Royal. At this point, aud be
tween him and Banks at Sbashurg, lay
Col Kenly. with l, 400 Federal troops. IL
jackson could auuihiiate this force the COZ
nec;aon hetw, =. the armies of Banks and Ne
Dowell would be broken.
Accordingly. May ., he made a fierce at
tack on Col kenlys little band at Front
Royal and cut it to pieces. This was the
third battle Of the Shenandoah campaign
There was nothing now between Stonewa1
jackson and Banks
Banks reiterated with his small force yet
farther north He left Strasburg and started
for Winchester
1t was now a race and chase between
Banks aud Jackson to the Potomac. Ii Jack
SON paused I'LL the forces of Fremont or Nc
DoweI could come up he would be cut TO
pieces He therefore determined to push on,
surround Banks if possible and destroy his
army before It could be REINFORCED. He par
sued Banks hotiy, and once more the old town
of Winchester became the scene of fight,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

1t was evidently Jackson's intention to keep
within communicating distance OF Johnston,
and to join him if advisable
Shields pursued Jackson as far as New
market. This was a point within fifty miles
OF Johnston Shields seemed to be driving
the one Confederate army to the other He
suddenly changed his tactics and began a
feigned retreat back to Winchester. lie
hoped thus to draw jackson away from John
ston The trick was successful Jackson
turned his face W inchesterward again, foi-
lowing Shields.
Gen. Banks meantime who was in the chief
command in this part of Virginia, had been
ordered by Gen. Mcclellan on the 10th of
March TO take a position near Manassas and
Centreville. points recently evacuated by the
Confederates. Banks was to rebuild the rail
way passing through Manassas 70 Washing
ton and keep the country south of the l5afi-
more and Ohio railroad free from tonfede'
ates THIS included the Shenandoah valley.
Banks prepared to obey the ouler, march
ing his corps to Centreville, leaving Shields
division OF 1900 men behind to take care of
Jackson. He did not believe jackson would
attack force so much superior to his own
Shields had hoped that Jackson would at
tack him, however. With jackson was Col,
Ashby's cavalry, 1880 strong. Jaekson'S
force, exclusive of Ashhy'S, is said TO have
numbered 6,090 Near Winchester Shields
halted and prepared for the attack which he
hoped would he made
1t was March %, 1852, that Gen Shields
prepared for battle at Winchester, On the
II OF that mouth there died at Paw Paw,
Va, man who, if he had lived, would have
taken a very lively part ia The operations Of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

force should get
safely off 1t was
W ork W h G h
pleased the bold
g a valrynan,
There were oppor
tunities for dash
and daring, for
wild rides and hair
breadth escapes,
which appealed to
all the love of ex-
citenerlt in him.
And so it was he
met his death at
the battle of lIar-
risanI,urg. June 4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

mud ,,,s,.,,t Mc- MAI slrx d; 1, FREMONT
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On the aatl, .tacLs,,, bona, +, ,,,t,a,, from,
=,
'''G ! "V'',i''' s'''h ava up 'lF submarines
Na'l'S. II wa necessary !" use az f'"7,.oe
Waste N order To S'p through he'"e'h re
mont on the west and N'ieids DIVISION OF Me
oo"ei' ; corps on the east. o'n'" past rue,l
ne coltid 90 10 johnston army ana I" ideh
moht
May -, before leaving the Potomac, his
rear guard h''oe a pretended attack on daf-
irfS Ferry ana hlfi'sl""n, "hlle MS sup
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

-
t h Shenandoah
valley. This was
Brig Gen. Freder
lex West Lander
lie was born in
Salem, Mass. in
49,. He was etlu-
Gated at "a military
academy in Yer
mont. He was one,
of the surveyors al
the Pa lie rail
road One eXpetli-
ton for this pur-
pose he organized
at his oHneXpeiEe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

fought on the Sth.
His cavalry had
crossed the bridge
here and planted a
gun at the bridge
entrance The Con-
felerateS drove
them back and cap
tu'e.l the IN The
real i,aGtle Of Port
r bile took
place next day.
June 9. After It.
IelItns Fycmont's
advance, ETelI.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

under cover OF Tho
dar'lnesS, hat swiftly and silently Withdrawn
ms force from the battle field OF Cross Keys
and loIHed jackson. Tue dawn of the 9th
FOUND the to'lIeterate army united aud ready
tor pdttle opposite Tort Republic.
jackson Thought quickly and acted almost
as rapidly. He determined TO hurry across
the river, burn the bridge behind him, so
Fremont could not cross, then attack Shields
ana have 1T out with him This was similar
TO JaC.lsonS tactics throughout the cam
pajgn.
The plan was executed as designed.
Col. TYLER led Shields advance He had
only 5000 men. however, 10 throw against
jaclSsoa's whole army, The "Stonewail brig
AIDE met them first, living beneath the Con
fA'cratc the blue flag If Virginia. The brig
age was commanded by Gen " inder and
Jackson himself was with it,
They opeard 4 lively fire, but Col Tvler's
heavy artillery was too much for even the
Stoacnall brigade NiitIet was forced back.
Col 1'yler'S men speedily occupied the ground
II had igft Thu Federal left hold a wooded
height, aud from that point deadly artillery
fire poured dart=on ordered the Louisiana
troops under Cen Tayior Ia take it. TAYLOR
pointed 10 the guns with his sword and called
To his men: "L@u,lanlans, can YOU take that
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09

ernor OF Oregon territory and United STATES
senator respectively from liineI,, Minnesota
and Missouri While aiiins the last Office
named lie died in 1873
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09
SHENANDOAH VALLEY CAMPAIGN.

He was Immediately pursued by Gen. JAMES
Shields with division from Banks corps.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-09
THE SHENANDOAH.
The Valley Campaign of Twenty
Five Years Ago.
ST0NEWABL JACKS0N'S RAID
But Now "Thosc Knights are Dust,
Their Good Blades Rust"

Portraits of the Leaders on i;oth Sides
in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
of the Sorinc and Early summer of
1S62--FEorv Stonew;.H jackson Out
wittcd Armies Three Times Large
as His Own and Escaped-interestins
Personal Sketches.
One hand on the sabcr and one on the rein
The troopers move forward in line on the plain
As rim s fac word Gallon tie steel scabbarls
clauk
Aud each rowci is pressed toa horses hot flank;
AMI swift Is The rash the wild torrents flow
When it pours from the eras on the valley below
The trend of the land in the Shenandoah
valley is northeast and southwest The Blue
Ridge mountains, yuu viii see on the map, lie
due northeast and southwest. Almost in a
line parallel with thcm. having the very
mountain foot with its blue and rushing
waters, runs the romantic Shenandoah. 1t
flows northeast and cHptjes INTO the Potomac
at Harpers Ferry To the westward and north
are other ranges Of peaks Between the lines
OF mountains are long narrow stretches OF
valley, down which the wiud and lilies of cav
airy soldiers might sweep without ohstruc-
ton. Both wind ami soldier swept down
those valleys many and atauy time during
the civil war I'll, Shenandoah region Is
cr'is-crossed with tEe line. oI advance and m
treat lis stony soil sran,'y r"vcrs the crum.
bling ooues of MANY a brave horse and
rider
In the spring Of li6! Zen. Thomas Joua-
than jackson, c. S y, spread dtsnay, first
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-08
DELAYED Locals.

Owing TO the rush of events night be-
fore last, requiring The STATESMAN re-
porters to be on the hop, skip and Jump
until late hour, to keep up with the
Overlooking exuberance of victorious
thropp, one or two interesting occur
repces were necessarily omitted. For ln-
stance there was a tilt at arms, as you
might call it, Sunday afternoon, at
Wheeler's grove, on the edge of the
city, to satisfy wounded honor.
Correspondence bearing on the subject is
said to have been going on for the past
two weeks, looking to an amicable settle
ment of the trouble, but with no favorable
result, and, as a settlement was necessary,
the parties to the dispute, through their
seconds, determined to end the matter by
a personal meeting.
The challenged party is understood to
have been given the choice of weapons,
all the way from Calling gun down to a
22 caliber pistol, at sixty yards. Heroic
ally maintaining his American manhood,
the challenged party chose the Bostorisn
plan, and decided to settle the wage of
war by the process that has made the
honorable John l.. Sullivan famous.
Wheeles's grove was accordingly chosen
as the place, aud Sunday
afternoon as the time when
the affaire d. honneur should be settled.
Two hacks, each occupied by two gentle
men, drove to the appointed place about
2 O'Clock in the afternoon; the ground
WAS speedily cleared, and Mr.. G. Grow, jr.
of the city, and Mr.. Lockett, of the Uni
versity, were placed face to face "to fight
it out" Mr.. Len Tobin, of the city, rep
resenting Mr.. Grow, and Mr.. Mum repre-
senting Mr.. Lockett, stood to one side
and gave the signal, "Let her
90, Gallagher" The battle opened
with all the Indications of sanguinary
conflict. The combatants rushed to the
fray, and, it is said, upon the testimony of
two peeping Thomases, actually came
within four inches of striking each other.
The seconds called no time, and the strug-
gle wore on for full thirty minutes, when
the warriors called time themselves, and
one asked the other: "Have you got
enough?" "Of course, have; haven't
you?" "Yes; l can hardly stand up
now" And with that both sank
gently to the earth, and at once began to
feel and do like the beginner on the sea
when Neptune plays TATTOO on his back.
They were tenderly taken by their seconds
to creek near by, where all traces of the
battle we're washed away, and the party
returned quietly to the city, little dream
ing that vigilant reportorial eye had
been upon them all the while.